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Created by former Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts, the series was much acclaimed by critics at the time for its realistic (if comic) look at teenage life, reflecting a sensibility somewhat similar to the John Hughes teen comedies of a few years later.

The show lasted one season; the first two episodes had strong ratings, but plummeted shortly after. A TV Guide article dated June 9, 1984 blamed the show's failure on the inexperience of its staff, and drug use on the set; nevertheless, it struck a chord with many Generation X viewers and many of its catchphrases and characters are still fondly remembered by fans.

Though targeted to younger viewers, the prime time show's dialogue was rather adult and risque, much more like Saturday Night Live than the much later high school comedy Saved by the Bell which was aimed at pre-adolescent viewers.

Most scenes were filmed in an abandoned high school in southern California. "Weemawee" High School was on its face a generic suburban American high school, but the details of the dialogue clearly revealed the location to be in the New York City metro area, most likely in Connecticut or New Jersey. Though the location was never stated outright, the plot often referred to events in nearby New York City, and the creator, Anne Beatts, of Saturday Night Live fame was no doubt endeared with the area. In the pilot episode Slash makes many references to hanging out at a record store in "the city." This impresses the girls who live in suburbia and desire a somewhat more exciting life. The most common location for scenes filmed outside of the school was "The Grease", a Greek diner (also common to the NYC metro area) which was a frequent hangout for the kids. The diner was actually called the Acropolis, according to the neon sign in the window.